This is sort of school related, sort of age related...
My son goes to a private school about 20 minutes drive from our house. Many of his friends live right near school. I think they have lots of informal/ last minute playdates, but I am having trouble setting up playdates with the moms there--not sure why (starting to think they hate me...).
While he would love to play with his friends after school, I think it's mostly me that wants him to have more 6 year old time (and less teasing his 2 year old sister for a couple hours before dinner time!). I don't know any kids his age in our neighborhood...
Anyone have a similar situation? I'm trying to decide whether this is an issue (unfriendliness of moms? hassle of dealing with a kid from outside the neighborhood?), or just not a big deal (maybe kindergarten is too early for lots of playdates anyway). I had been trying to convince my husband to move to the neighborhood of the school (it's more vibrant, walkable, and has more children than ours), but now I'm kind of burning out and thinking I should try get him into a neighborhood school down here, just to get to know more kids nearby, even though the academics don't compare to his current school.
This is totally vague, but I'd love any thoughts or BTDT insights!
My son goes to a private school about 20 minutes drive from our house. Many of his friends live right near school. I think they have lots of informal/ last minute playdates, but I am having trouble setting up playdates with the moms there--not sure why (starting to think they hate me...).
While he would love to play with his friends after school, I think it's mostly me that wants him to have more 6 year old time (and less teasing his 2 year old sister for a couple hours before dinner time!). I don't know any kids his age in our neighborhood...
Anyone have a similar situation? I'm trying to decide whether this is an issue (unfriendliness of moms? hassle of dealing with a kid from outside the neighborhood?), or just not a big deal (maybe kindergarten is too early for lots of playdates anyway). I had been trying to convince my husband to move to the neighborhood of the school (it's more vibrant, walkable, and has more children than ours), but now I'm kind of burning out and thinking I should try get him into a neighborhood school down here, just to get to know more kids nearby, even though the academics don't compare to his current school.
This is totally vague, but I'd love any thoughts or BTDT insights!